Pennywise, the clown foolish?

A creepy clown has been freaking out residents of Staten Island, according to local media reports. But it appears the bizarro bozo may be part of a marketing stunt.

The silent clown, which loosely resembles the Pennywise character from the Stephen King book “It,” has been spotted at various locations — including street corners and train stations — throughout the borough, holding a bouquet of balloons and waving at passersby.

"So I'm a little freaked out right now," Michael Leavy wrote on Instagram March 17. "I was driving home from Buffalo Wild Wings and saw this waving at me. #wtf ... is this real life?

It appears the clown may be part of a viral marketing stunt by Fuzz on the Lens Productions, a Staten Island film company.

According to the New York Daily News, Vic Dibitetto, a comedian who has appeared in at least one of the film company's productions, posted of a video of the clown and has been "hyping up" coverage on his Facebook page.

Leavy and Dibitetto also appear together in a photo posted last month on the production company's Facebook page.